Profile

I am an award-winning artist with 16 years of experience in Illustration, Design and Information Graphics, 12 years of this was working for The Sunday Times; during that time I won 5 International Awards from The Society of Newspaper Design. I am motivated by challenges and enjoy turning concepts sketches, statistics and plan drawings into clear and informative graphics, I am able to handle projects from beginning to end and can easily communicate my ideas and strategies to others. I am a good team player and I work well with others. 

Key skills

• Winner of five Malofiej Society for News Design
  (SND) Awards
• Computer literate in graphic packages including 3D software
• Able to work in a team environment or use my initiative
• Excellent communication and organisation skills
• Able to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Duke of Edinburgh (Gold Award)

Education

2001 – 2003
Newham College of Further Education
HND Graphic design

1998 – 1999
London Guildhall University
BTEC Diploma: Foundations studies for art and design

1996 – 1998
Tower Hamlets College
GNVQ Intermediate engineering

1991 – 1996
Langdon Park School
GCSE: English Literature, English Language, Science,
​Geography, Art, Graphic Design and Mathematics

Employment history

April 2015 – Present
The Daily Mail
Senior graphics artist

November 2003 – March 2015
The Sunday Times
Senior graphics artist
• Liaise with journalists 
• Sketching ideas to specific dimensions
• Guiding graphics through the design and production process
• Producing graphics for each sections of the newspaper
• Responsible for overseeing all graphics for the sports section

September 2002 –2003
Exposure Magazine
Freelance graphic designer
• Graphic and logo design
• Liaise with journalists
• Pages design

March – April 2001
Infonet
Work experience Graphic Designer
• Creation of a multimedia presentation
• CD design

Interests

Jazz music, 3D modeling, learning new skills, reading, travelling, sport, movies and theatre

Reference

​Rafael Höhr
Graphic editor at
​Prodigioso Volcan
Jesús del Valle 28
28004 Madrid
Spain
Email
rafa@prodigiosovolcan.com

Awards

Best Of Digital 2013 Society for News Design SND
​Awards of Excellence for Queens Diamond Jubilee
Awards of Excellence for 2012 Olympics Graphics
Awards of Excellence for 2012 Paralympic Graphics

Malofiej Awards 2012 Society for News Design SND
Society for News Design SND for interactive graphics on  F1 2011 Suppliment in the iPad category

Malofiej Awards 2010 Society for News Design SND
Society for News Design SND for interactive graphic on 2010 The Winter Olympics Luge death
​alex-cox@hotmail.co.uk